Study on the relationship between HBV viral loads and the changes of liver pathological features in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
;
(6): 184-186, 2010.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-316929
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between serum HBV DNA loads and liver histology damage in the patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The retrospective study was performed. The 514 patients were divided into two groups according to the HBeAg status and the HBeAg positive group was as control. The relationship among HBV DNA loads, live histological inflammation grades and fibrosis stages was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The HBV DNA loads in HBeAg-negative group and HBeAg-positive group were (5.38 +/- 1.27) log10 copies/ml and (6.80 +/- 1.18) log10 copies/ml respectively (P < 0.001). The inflammation grades and fibrosis stages of liver tissues in HBeAg-negative group were all significantly higher than those in HBeAg-positive group (P < 0.001). In HBeAg-negative group, HBV DNA loads displayed a positive correlation with the inflammation grades and fibrosis stages of liver tissues (P < 0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In the patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B, HBV viral loads are lower than those with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B, and HBV viral loads display a positive correlation with liver the inflammation grades and fibrosis stages of liver tissues.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Physiology
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Virology
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Weights and Measures
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DNA, Viral
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Serologic Tests
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Hepatitis B virus
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Retrospective Studies
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Viral Load
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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